Bhopal, Feb 20 (IANS) The recent water contamination deaths incident in Indore’s Bhagirathpura took centre stage in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Friday on the fifth day of the budget session, sparking a fiery exchange between ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Opposition Congress members during an adjournment motion moved by the Congress members during the ongoing Budget session. The Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar said that despite the matter being sub-judice and the usual practice…
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Indore, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid mounting criticism from across the country over contaminated drinking water that has claimed several lives in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area in recent weeks in Madhya Pradesh, Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava on Monday said he had taken moral responsibility from the very first day the health crisis broke out. Addressing a press conference in Indore, the BJP leader emphasised that both the state administration and the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) have been making “all …
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday suspended four Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators from the House for the rest of the session due to their alleged repeated attempts to disrupt proceedings of the ongoing Winter Session.In a statement issued by the Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker said that due to the “continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and violation of its decorum, Members of the Opposition Som Dutt, Jarnail Singh, Sanjeev Jh…
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) There has been a significant improvement in the situation in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area following a severe water contamination crisis that led to a diarrhoea outbreak and multiple deaths, as the number of patients admitted to hospitals has continued to decrease for the third consecutive day on Wednesday.According to Indore’s Chief Health and Medical Officer (CHMO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, the number of patients currently admitted to hospitals with diarrhoea symptoms dropp…
Indore, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore Bench) on Monday strongly criticised the state government’s response to the contaminated drinking water crisis in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, describing the incident as a serious matter that has tarnished the national image of India’s cleanest city. A bench comprising Justice Vijay Shukla and Alok Awasthi observed that authorities appear insensitive to the issue, particularly as similar water quality problems affect large parts of the c…
Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) In the wake of the devastating water contamination incident in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, which claimed at least 15 lives and affected nearly 1500 residents with severe diarrhoea and vomiting, the Madhya Pradesh government has undertaken a significant administrative reshuffle in the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) to bolster efficiency and accountability. Following a high-level review meeting on Friday by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, the state government issued orders…
Bhopal/Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will chair a high-level virtual meeting with the Mayors of all 16 municipal corporations in the state, Municipal Commissioners, District Collectors and others representatives later on Friday. The sudden meeting was called in view of contaminated water which resulted in a health crisis in Indore, killing several people and more than 200 still being treated in several hospitals across the state.At least 27 out of 208 patients ar…
Indore, Jan 1 (IANS) As residents of Bhagirathpura slum in Indore grapple with a deadly outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea linked to contaminated water, the Madhya Pradesh government has yet to release exact data on the number of fatalities. Local claims suggest the death toll could be as high as 13, while official acknowledgments remain stuck at just four, leaving families in anguish and no authority able to provide a definitive count. Meanwhile, new cases of illness are still emerging, with mo…
Indore, Dec 30 (IANS) A sudden outbreak of illness from suspected contaminated drinking water has shaken the Bhagirathpura locality in Indore, India’s cleanest city for eight consecutive years, leaving residents in distress and prompting swift government intervention. Over the past week, more than 60 people have been hospitalised with severe symptoms of vomiting, diarrhoea, and stomach pain after consuming tap water supplied from the Narmada River. Tragically, 70-year-old Nandlal Pal succumbed o…